The study examined effects of tutoring lower functioning students on 12 behaviorally disordered students tutors (third through fifth grades). Although anecdotal reports strongly favored tutoring, all objective measures (i.e., absences, disciplinary referrals, achievement test performance, behavior rating scales) failed to indicate behavior change…

Intervention during which a 9-year-old emotionally disturbed student viewed a videotape of a structured mathematics class and recorded his own behavior in that class resulted in increased frequency of on task behavior. (CL)

This study investigated the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral training in reducing angry behavior and aggression among three fourth-grade students in a multicategory resource room. Results indicated that students were able to learn the strategy and reduce undesirable behavior, maintaining decreased levels of anger and aggression over time.…

Selected procedures of instruction from Social Skills in the Classroom were applied to class related social behaviors of four elementary and intermediate level behavior disordered students. Improvement occurred in all targeted behaviors. Functional relationships between teaching strategies and changes in the targeted behavior were established in…

Systematic curricular accommodations reduced the problem behaviors of four elementary students with behavioral disorders. Assessments identified student interests and curricular assignments associated with high levels of problem behavior. Curricular modification was then implemented. Results support adaptations that incorporate student interests…

The study investigated the effectiveness of self-ratings vs a teacher- administered point system in reducing the disruptive behavior of five elementary level students. (SBH)

Ratings of treatment acceptability were obtained from 20 parents who sought professional assistance in managing their children's behavior. Initially, degree of disruptiveness of a proposed treatment and parental willingness to attempt it were significantly related to acceptability. Once treatment had been attempted, however, its perceived…

Assessment and intervention of an eight-year old with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder who displayed disruptive behaviors during academic instruction involved three phases: (1) a brief functional analysis; (2) a curriculum-based assessment; and (3) an intervention derived from the assessments. Results showed an immediate reduction in…

Results of a study of five subjects (ages 7-9) in a multicategorical resource room employing a token economy indicated that the addition of a daily review of classroom rules resulted in an overall time-on-task improvement of 12% and a 50% reduction of instances of disruptive "talkout." (Author/JW)

An unobtrusive self-monitoring procedure was used to teach four elementary school students with serious emotional disturbances (SED) to monitor their behavior while working independently on newly taught materials. A modest positive relationship was found between self-monitoring and the target behaviors measured (percentage of on-task behavior…

Functional analyses were conducted with three boys (ages 4-7) with behavior disorders. The students were then successfully taught to self-manage incompatible appropriate behavior as well as appropriate requests for reinforcement (i.e., escape, attention, materials) identified as functionally related to the problematic target behaviors. (Contains…

Investigated were the effects of a jogging program on talking out and out of seat behaviors exhibited by six elementary-aged behaviorally disordered students in a resource room setting. Results indicate a decrease in the occurrence of both behaviors following jogging for five of the six students. (Author/JDD)

The effects of a warning procedure signaling exclusionary timeout as a consequence for inappropriate behavior during contingent observation timeout was evaluated with nine elementary students having emotional and behavioral disorders. The use of warnings was associated with a decrease in appropriate contingent observation timeout behaviors,…

Personal and ecological variables were measured for 82 elementary-level behaviorally disordered students at admission and discharge from a residential treatment program. The data's relationship to students' adjustment status six months after discharge was investigated. Findings showed that personal and ecological change must occur together for…